The various defects of the alar that needs corrective surgery are:

a big convexity of the alar cartilage — needs alar cartilage resection at the base and pull down. One drawback is excess decreased convexity.

The client having a round tip, ie voluminous and also a wide alar cartilage with big nostrils. Such a round and voluminous tip make a person looks rather boorish. Such a person temperament is typically ill-tempered. As much as you can watch in the fairy tales story of movies, those character has such a nose.

The good news is that after a corrective surgery to fix up the required design, the lady tends to look more feminine, sharp nosed and sophisticated in thinking, character and actin.

Alar Reduction: This is very popular procedure as many Asian nose has a broad/wide nose wing or alar cartilage that is big.It is essential ti resect a small wedge shaped tissue from the outside base of the alar/ the nose wing. Then, the 2 ends are tightened to heal. The 2 alars can even be pulled together to under the columella, if at all is required.

Surgical procedures

This is very popular procedure as many Asian nose has a broad/wide nose wing or alar cartilage that is big.

It is essential ti resect a small wedge shaped tissue from the outside base of the alar/ the nose wing. Then, the 2 ends are tightened to heal. The 2 alars can even be pulled together to under the columella, if at all is required.

Post operation recovery

Post-surgery, the stitches and the sutures may be taken out by day 6-7. The visible improved result can be noticeable by 1-2 weeks. Further normalization and becomes natural by couple of weeks more. Swelling generally disappear by end of 1st week. However, for the more voluminous nose tip, the swelling might take slightly longer to disappear.

Before After Photos

Alar Reduction: The various defects of the alar that needs corrective surgery are:1. a big alar cartilage — needs shortening.2. long medial arm of alar cartilage –needs shortening of alar cartilages.3. a big convexity of the alar cartilage — needs alar cartilage resection at the base and pull down. One drawback is excess decreased convexity. Note this is a non-surgical but minimally invasive trans-cutaneous ligation procedure.

Alar Reduction: The various defects of the alar that needs corrective surgery are:1. a big alar cartilage — needs shortening.2. long medial arm of alar cartilage –needs shortening of alar cartilages.3. a big convexity of the alar cartilage — needs alar cartilage resection at the base and pull down. One drawback is excess decreased convexity. Note that this is for an Asian Face.